קִרְיַת־סֵ֫פֶר

qir.yat san.nahNounH7158

Kiriath-sannah

From: or קִרְיַת סֵפֶר; from H7151 (קִרְיָה) and a simpler feminine from the same as H5577 (סַנְסִן), or (for the latter name) H5612 (סֵפֶר); city of branches, or of a book;

Short Definition

Kirjath-Sannah or Kirjath-Sepher, a place in Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

Kirjath-sepher or Kirjath-sannah = "city of the book" a town in the mountains of Judah to the west of Hebron Another name of de.vir (*דְּבִיר *"Debir" H1688A)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

5 times

Appears 5 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Joshua
3
Judges
2

Key Passages

  • Judges 1:11
  • Judges 1:12
  • Joshua 15:15
  • Joshua 15:16
  • Joshua 15:49

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